And so it was now half past sixI had, several times, vainly asked for help but everyone had strangelygone deaf. I shrugged my shoulders wearily in res...gnation and slunk backto the kitchen.Mountains of sandwiches had been prepared, with all manner of fillingsfrom anchovy to yellow pickle with a bit of cheese. There were things-on-a-stick, cocktail sausages, pork pies, dips, chicken nuggets etc....Christmas cake, lovingly made by Jane the previous January was taken outof mothballs and iced with. “Will Molly be joining us this evening?” I asked, trying like hell not to sound too hopeful. “She said she would love to, but she had to make an appearance at her employers for his son’s graduation party first.” I took a big gulp of my beer and hid my smile behind the can. “She also said she wanted to thank you tonight for mowing her yard!” I nearly sprayed the beer everywhere, trying not to choke! “Uh, did she say anything about my mowing…?” I asked. Ann was watching me with a knowing. He… did things to me. Tried to make me tell. In the end he used the tracker magae and found you in no time. He didn’t choose to use her in the first place because he wanted to hurt me. But now I see that there’s no escape. We just have to bear the pain.” Kage entered the common room at that point, fully dressed and perfect looking as per. Dante tensed suddenly in anticipation of his approach. Stark’s hand fell on Dante’s arm.“I’m getting us rooms here for a week or so. I have a job contract. Candi grimaces. My ex has all kinds of problems. I don’t think you should compare your man to him, though. Your man sounds pretty normal by comparison. I don’t think your marriage is over. I don’t think it’s beyond fixing. I hate admitting it, but I’m impressed by Candi. She plays it just right. The temptation in a wronged-woman conversation is to tell the woman that the guy’s a shit and she’s better off without him. But that’s usually the wrong approach, especially if the woman loves the guy..